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businesses to operate more efficiently and they attract business to the united states. there is no denying that america's infrastructure is in a sorry state. the american society of civil engineers gives it a grade of "d." the u.s. will invest in infrastructure but not enough. here's what the u.s. needs. $2.75 trillion in investment in infrastructure to bring it to a grade of good repair. but the american society of civil engineers xps the u.s. to invest $1.66 trillion, which means 40% of infrastructure needs will go unfilled. that means longer commutes, higher prices, more blackouts. what is that extra $1.9 trillion we are not going to spend buy you? of course to the asce it avoids $611 billion and costs the households $1.2 trillion in costs for businesses. u.s. economic output would be increased by $3.1 trillion. it will save 3.5 million jobs. every household will have an additional $3,100 in disposable income each year. christine romans is host of your "bottom line." kate asher is the milstein professor of urban development at columbia university, also a principal at
businesses to operate more efficiently and they attract business to the united states. there is no denying that america's infrastructure is in a sorry state. the american society of civil engineers gives it a grade of "d." the u.s. will invest in infrastructure but not enough. here's what the u.s. needs. $2.75 trillion in investment in infrastructure to bring it to a grade of good repair. but the american society of civil engineers xps the u.s. to invest $1.66 trillion, which means...
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we'll hear from the president of the united states from the candle night celebration. let's listen to more of the grambling state marching band here on the national mall. ♪ >> grambling university marching band. the vice president of the united states is about to speak with dr. jill biden. let's listen in to hear what they're saying at the candle light celebration, the national museum building. >> and that means so much to me and joe. joe and i are thrilled and i know you feel the same way to have barack obama as our president for another four years. [ applause ] and michelle as first lady. [ applause ] and i may be a little biassed but i couldn't think of a better man than my husband to help our president lead our country for the next four years. [ applause ] as long as he has the privilege of serving this nation, i know that joe will keep fighting for american people every day. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming my husband, our vice president, joe biden. [ applause ] >> move this away, baby. hello. i am jill biden's husband an i'm delighted to be wit
we'll hear from the president of the united states from the candle night celebration. let's listen to more of the grambling state marching band here on the national mall. ♪ >> grambling university marching band. the vice president of the united states is about to speak with dr. jill biden. let's listen in to hear what they're saying at the candle light celebration, the national museum building. >> and that means so much to me and joe. joe and i are thrilled and i know you feel the...
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making the united states more economically competitive in the 21st century global economy investing in community colleges, improving the education system and linking that with the business sector. if he can do that, he can leave four years from now with an america with a better economy and much more well positioned for prosperity in the 21st century. >> wait a moment. we have to check in with reporters around the town now. brooke baldwin at the red, white and blue ball. brooke, can you hear me? you are with military leaders and lynyrd skynyrd, i hear. >> you hear correctly, my friend. i can barely hear myself speak and so glad you came to me. i don't know if you can hear. i'm a southern girl. i'm in my perfect place hearing the southern rock band lynyrd skynyrd. playing a significant song. this is "simple man." i was talking to them backstage and they said they sing at concerts all the time. that is hero's red, white and ball here in washington. the men and women of military, many of these guys just in wheelchairs to my right who have made it out here from walter reed recovering or try
making the united states more economically competitive in the 21st century global economy investing in community colleges, improving the education system and linking that with the business sector. if he can do that, he can leave four years from now with an america with a better economy and much more well positioned for prosperity in the 21st century. >> wait a moment. we have to check in with reporters around the town now. brooke baldwin at the red, white and blue ball. brooke, can you...
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states. we have the remarkable story in this week's human factor. >> his career spanned engineering, being a company vice president and the law. he discovered a new passion. marathons. nine years ago, days after running his first 26-mile race, he got devastating news. >> i had gone to the doctor a couple of times for pain in my back. it was multiple mi loam a. >> a cancer of the blood where the white blood cells invade the bone marrow, causing pain. usually in the back or the ribs and patients are rarely cured. he refused to let it slow him down, even qualifying for the boston marathon. >> i got a devastating diagnosis. we kept ongoing, my family and i. there was no reason to stop and be sorry. we kept running marathons. >> on december 9th under a hot hawaiian sun, wright now 71 reached his seemingly impossible goal, running a marathon in all 50 states. >> it feels wonderful. a philosophy of that i have is live one day at a time and make it a masterpiece. that was a masterpiece. >> he was not
states. we have the remarkable story in this week's human factor. >> his career spanned engineering, being a company vice president and the law. he discovered a new passion. marathons. nine years ago, days after running his first 26-mile race, he got devastating news. >> i had gone to the doctor a couple of times for pain in my back. it was multiple mi loam a. >> a cancer of the blood where the white blood cells invade the bone marrow, causing pain. usually in the back or the...
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states, that's compared to the 3.1% growth in the third quarter, you saw defense spending down, federal government spending down, concerns about hurricane sandy holding back the economy and also corporate uncertainty over the fiscal cliff. again, u.s. economic growth negative at the end of the year. let me put that in perspective for you, the first decline since 2009 and it shows the economy slowed dramatically from the third quarter, when you had economic growth of 3.1%, and it's dramatically slower than a year ago when you had 4% growth. here's something interesting, a gauge of hiring though was strong. adp says private sector employers added 192,000 jobs in january, mostly small businesses and lower wage service sector jobs. u.s. stock futures are lower, they had been mixed all morning, they're lower after the gdp report. as of yesterday's close the dow was only 210 points away from an all-time high. this report could put on hold that attempt to try to take out that high. the big government jobs report is friday. today is the last day of a two-day fed meeting. facebook reports after
states, that's compared to the 3.1% growth in the third quarter, you saw defense spending down, federal government spending down, concerns about hurricane sandy holding back the economy and also corporate uncertainty over the fiscal cliff. again, u.s. economic growth negative at the end of the year. let me put that in perspective for you, the first decline since 2009 and it shows the economy slowed dramatically from the third quarter, when you had economic growth of 3.1%, and it's dramatically...
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their decisions will have an impact on investment and job creation right here in the united states. if you've got questions you want me to ask, you're unclear how the u.s. fits into the global economy right now, hit me up before i go or while i'm there. and tune in here saturdays as the 1:00 p.m. eastern, suns at 3:00. thanks for joining the conversation here on "your $$$$$" and have a fantastic $$$$$" and have a fantastic weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a beautiful day on the national mall. hello, everyone. it's 2:00 on the east coast. 11:00 a.m. out west. thank you for joining us. i'm kate bolduan. >> i'm john berman. great to see you here today. we are live in washington, d.c., covering a huge event for this city and a huge event for the entire country. president barack obama's second inauguration. >> you can just see the beautiful picture behind us. so much going on around the nation's capital this weekend. cnn you can be sure is covering it all. parades, concerts, and religious services all of it leading up to the big main event, president obama's inauguratio
their decisions will have an impact on investment and job creation right here in the united states. if you've got questions you want me to ask, you're unclear how the u.s. fits into the global economy right now, hit me up before i go or while i'm there. and tune in here saturdays as the 1:00 p.m. eastern, suns at 3:00. thanks for joining the conversation here on "your $$$$$" and have a fantastic $$$$$" and have a fantastic weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com...
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states of america. we need to work this through, find a long-term solution for this and bring some certainty to the economy. >> i'm not sure i'd say it's an entirely positive statement from the white house saying that, gee, republicans need to stop holding a gun to americans' head. that's true. but of course that's not what is happening. we've spent the money and this is is a few check mechanisms that we have to control spending. so it's a fairly partisan assault but what you're seeing republicans in the house do, wolf, is retreat. you don't attack in politics from a position of weakness. you attack from a position of strength. we don't have the political strength and support of the country. the party is going to have to change and move forward. before it can do that, hey, sometimes when you're losing, you retreat and live to fight another day. >> and i think the polling that we've seen in the last few days, wolf, support what alex just said. the republican party brand is very, very beaten up. i think p
states of america. we need to work this through, find a long-term solution for this and bring some certainty to the economy. >> i'm not sure i'd say it's an entirely positive statement from the white house saying that, gee, republicans need to stop holding a gun to americans' head. that's true. but of course that's not what is happening. we've spent the money and this is is a few check mechanisms that we have to control spending. so it's a fairly partisan assault but what you're seeing...